what are the licences needed to make your own ethanol for your car in WA?

If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

what are the licences needed to make your own ethanol for your car in WA?

I am interested in making some ethanol legaly for use on the Farm.
What are the "hoops" that I must jump through before I even start building a still?
Can anyone advise me how hard it is to actually get the appropiate permits/licences and keep them?

Re: what are the licences needed to make your own ethanol for your car in WA?

You would need to contact the Excise people at ATO and discuss with them what you would like to do.

I am not aware of any individual in WA who has successfully been licensed to make reasonable volumes of ethanol for any purpose, let alone specifically for fuel, although it may be easier to get a licence for fuel ethanol as it can be denatured relatively easily by the addition of petrol, as it comes from the still. There may be some corporations which have licenses.
There would be significant record keeping requirements if you were to be granted a licence, and excise on the fuel may be payable.

Good luck.

Tony

Last edited by Tony From West Oz; 12th July 2009 at 01:59 AM.

Life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to enjoy.

Re: what are the licences needed to make your own ethanol for your car in WA?

It is basically the same process as is involved in registering as a biodiesel manufacturer.

Not surprisingly, the ATO wants its cut, and it wants decent book keeping to make sure you're not slipping some out the back door. There is also a requirement that you allow for any on site inspections that they see fit (but I haven't seen anybody yet!)

I'm thinking of setting up a consultancy to get people past this hurdle, so drop me a line if you're interested.

Re: what are the licences needed to make your own ethanol for your car in WA?

Originally Posted by Nuciferos

It is basically the same process as is involved in registering as a biodiesel manufacturer.

Not surprisingly, the ATO wants its cut, and it wants decent book keeping to make sure you're not slipping some out the back door. There is also a requirement that you allow for any on site inspections that they see fit (but I haven't seen anybody yet!)

I'm thinking of setting up a consultancy to get people past this hurdle, so drop me a line if you're interested.

AND they would require you to have a secure storage location for both the production facility and the bond store for the product.

Regards,
Tony

Life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to enjoy.